Class System- Social stratification based on both birth and personal achievement.
Jessica is in a higher class system than Clive because she was born into a family that has money and she also has achieved more than Clive has.
Relative Poverty-refers to the deprivation of some people in relation to those who have more.
Clive would be perceived as poor in comparison to Jessica, her friends, and their families because in comparison to them he doesn’t have anything.
Proletarians- people who sell their labor for wages.
There are many people who are proletarians in the movie, when Jessica is in the body of Clive she gets a job as the school janitor and also works as a gardener at her own house.
Wealth- the total value of money and other asests, minus outstanding debts
In the movie you can see the Spencer family's wealth by the size of their house and expensive cars.
Social Mobility- A change in position within the social hierarchy.
When Jessica is turned into Clive she went from being a well off teenager to someone who could be considered a "bum" in some sense and has therefore gone down a class or two.
Caste System- Social stratification based on ascription, or birth.
In the store where Madame Mambazo is giving the girls the background story of the ancient earrings she describes a society in which a princess was being forced to marry a man that she did not want to marry so she then uses the earrings to switch places with a poor slave girl. This ancient society is an example of a caste system because the slaves are born into slavery and the princess was born a princess.
Meritocracy- Social stratification based on personal merit.
Jessica's mother is a stay at home mother who takes care of the family life. Her father on the other hand has a job to provide for the family. Stan is always well dressed and in most scenes in a suit showing that he has worked hard to be where he is today.
Ideology- Cultural beliefs that justify particular social arrangements.
In the flashback to the ancient society where the earrings originate a princess is being forced to marry a prince, this arranged marriage is accepted in their society and is therefore part of their ideology.
Relative Poverty-refers to the deprivation of some people in relation to those who have more.
Proletarians- people who sell their labor for wages.
- There are many people who are proletarians in the movie, when Jessica is in the body of Clive she gets a job as the school janitor and also works as a gardener at her own house.
Wealth- the total value of money and other asests, minus outstanding debtsSocial Mobility- A change in position within the social hierarchy.
- When Jessica is turned into Clive she went from being a well off teenager to someone who could be considered a "bum" in some sense and has therefore gone down a class or two.
Caste System- Social stratification based on ascription, or birth.- In the store where Madame Mambazo is giving the girls the background story of the ancient earrings she describes a society in which a princess was being forced to marry a man that she did not want to marry so she then uses the earrings to switch places with a poor slave girl. This ancient society is an example of a caste system because the slaves are born into slavery and the princess was born a princess.
Meritocracy- Social stratification based on personal merit.- Jessica's mother is a stay at home mother who takes care of the family life. Her father on the other hand has a job to provide for the family. Stan is always well dressed and in most scenes in a suit showing that he has worked hard to be where he is today.
Ideology- Cultural beliefs that justify particular social arrangements.